Product Reviews of La Vieja Habana Corojo Chateau Corona - Single

Submitted By:Larry Perraulton 02/20/2013Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]It's February in Houston and most days invite you out to the courtyard for a cigar. La Vieja Habana makes that a reasonable everyday cost proposition. And with the new releases in different wrappers, it appears many people agree; backorders all over. I've come to like a Corojo wrapper. However, on this cigar the spice was a little too much for me, dominating more than complementing the tobacco. However, the Maduro was nice and also more closely approximated the smoke output of the higher end Drew Cigars. And most importantly for me with multiple sclerosis, the Nicotene hit was not so strong as some Maduros in affecting my diminished facilities.

Considering the price, I'd definitely call these good, in this case the Maduro more than the Corojo. I can't wait to try the Cameroon which I haven't gotten yet. Maybe that wrapper will nicely mellow what spice may double up in the filler and the wrapper of the Corojo?

Submitted By:Larry Perraulton 02/17/2013Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]I ordered a couple more of La Vieja Habanas; 2 Corojos and 2 Maduros. I also ordered 1 package of J. Fuego Origen Originals, which apparently shipped from elsewhere at great cost; close to the price of the cigars. But the Fuegos came quickly and I've already tried one. Thumbs up on all three. I wish I could have also gotten some LVH Cameroons and Camacho Select Lonsdales, which have come to be a favorite "every day cigar."

I have been smoking cigars for nearly a year, mostly sampling different items. The LVHs and Fuego Originals are obviously not costly steaks. But they are darned good hamburgers. Six months ago, I had determined that I only liked more expensive $7-12 cigars and would need to hold down my consumption. With these, the Camacho Select Lonsdales and the CLE Corojo Corona, I have found otherwise. I keep some Camacho 10th Anniversary Perfectos (11/18) for guests and occasions.

I have multiple sclerosis and have seen that the generally milder Nicotene kick and the more reliable and even burn of the smaller ring gauge Lonsdales and Coronas are easier for my reduced facilities to deal with; especially with the higher temperatures in Houston. In these non-summer days and testing and rotating the contents of my humidor, I have been smoking more recently. For 5 months of the year, outdoor smoking is pretty much out and I have to go to a restaurant or cigar shop.

The Maduros are generally stronger, but the LVH Maduros are good tasting and very tolerable for me.